1 John 3:1
American King James Version (AKJV)
Behold, what manner of love the Father has bestowed on us, that we should be called the sons of God: therefore the world knows us not, because it knew him not.
American Standard Version (ASV)
Behold what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called children of God; and'such we are. For this cause the world knoweth us not, because it knew him not.
Berean Study Bible (BSB)
Behold what manner of love the Father has given to us, that we should be called children of God. And that is what we are! The reason the world does not know us is that it did not know Him.
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
See what great love the Father has given us in naming us the children of God; and such we are. For this reason the world does not see who we are, because it did not see who he was.
Catholic Public Domain Version (CPDV)
See what kind of love the Father has given to us, that we would be called, and would become, the sons of God. Because of this, the world does not know us, for it did not know him.
Darby Bible (DBY)
See what love the Father has given to us, that we should be called the children of God. For this reason the world knows us not, because it knew him not.
Douay–Rheims Version (DRV)
Behold what manner of charity the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called, and should be the sons of God. Therefore the world knoweth not us, because it knew not him.
English Revised Version (ERV)
Behold what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called children of God: and such we are. For this cause the world knoweth us not, because it knew him not.
Free Bible Version (FBV)
Look at the amazing kind of love the Father has for us! This is why we can be called God's children—for that's who we are! The reason why the people of this world don't recognize us as God's children is because they don't recognize him.
JPS Tanakh 1917 Old Testament / Weymouth New Testament (JPS / WNT)
See what marvellous love the Father has bestowed upon us—that we should be called God’s children: and that is what we are. For this reason the world does not recognize us—because it has not known Him.
King James Version (KJV)
Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God: therefore the world knoweth us not, because it knew him not.
New Heart English Bible (NHEB)
See what kind of love the Father has bestowed on us, that we should be called children of God; and we are. For this reason the world does not know us, because it did not know him.
Webster Bible (Webster)
Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God: therefore the world knoweth us not, because it knew him not.
World English Bible (WEB)
Behold, how great a love the Father has bestowed on us, that we should be called children of God! For this cause the world doesn't know us, because it didn't know him.
World Messianic Bible British Edition (WMBB)
See how great a love the Father has given to us, that we should be called children of God! For this cause the world doesn’t know us, because it didn’t know him.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
See ye what love the Father hath given to us, that children of God we may be called; because of this the world doth not know us, because it did not know Him;